# A New Kind of Volatility

URL: /show/this-week-in-bitcoin/45/
> US political chaos is shaking Bitcoin markets worldwide. Why it’s not just an American problem—and what all Bitcoiners need to know.

- Show: [This Week In Bitcoin](/show/this-week-in-bitcoin/)
- Episode: 45
- Date: 2025-02-05
- Hosts: chris
- Duration: 01:02:08
- Audio: https://op3.dev/e/serve.podhome.fm/episode/f01a19c0-6f9d-4aef-9515-08dc15242149/6387437582409925031765cce3-f10a-4d12-9fa7-a60d33ac3e94v1.mp3





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**LINKS**

* ['They've done their homework': The unexpected power of Musk's digital assault on Washington](https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/04/musk-digital-assault-washington-00202516)
* [Analysis: Elon Musk is crowning himself technoking of the federal government](https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/05/business/elon-musk-technoking-trump-nightcap/index.html)
* [About 20,000 federal workers accept Trump's buyout offer, official says](https://www.axios.com/2025/02/04/trump-buyout-federal-workers-20000)
* [Top Treasury Official Quits Over Clash With Musk’s DOGE](https://www.pymnts.com/politics/2025/top-treasury-official-david-lebryk-quits-over-clash-with-elon-musk-department-government-efficiency-doge/)
* [The GENIUS Act](https://www.banking.senate.gov/newsroom/majority/scott-hagerty-lummis-gillibrand-introduce-legislation-to-establish-a-stablecoin-regulatory-framework)
* [Tether is back on Bitcoin - Lightning Dominance Is Just Starting ](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/tether-is-back-on-bitcoin-lightning-dominance-is-just-starting)
* [Taproot Assets on Lightning ](https://docs.lightning.engineering/the-lightning-network/taproot-assets/taproot-assets-on-lightning)
* [XRP Ledger Temporarily Halts Block Production, Ripple CTO Cites Possible Network 'Drift' - Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/304451/xrp-ledger-temporarily-halts-block-production-ripple-cto)
* [Sparrow v2.1.1 released](https://x.com/SparrowWallet/status/1886743169683128829)
* [Download - Sparrow Wallet](https://sparrowwallet.com/download/)
* [Blockstream Green Desktop v2.0.20](https://github.com/Blockstream/green_qt/releases/tag/release_2.0.20)
* [Fold is expanding its collaboration with Visa](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250204978475/en/Fold-Expands-Relationship-with-Visa-to-Accelerate-Bitcoin-Rewards-Card-Programs)
* [Pro-Crypto Scott Bessent Backed As Trump’s Treasury Pick](https://cryptonews.com.au/news/pro-crypto-scott-bessent-backed-as-trumps-treasury-pick-124640/)

**MUSIC**

* [Lose My Shoes | Neon Neverminds](https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7189530?episode=33073136415)